Where does “ʰuvāpa” come from?
ʰuvāpa (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
Ancestry of “ʰuvāpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | HhuHā́pah | good , masterly, creativity |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HsuHápas | well created; artistic; doing good work |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
Words derived from “ʰuvāpa”